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Chicago
is a 2002 American
musical
crime
comedy-drama
movie based on the stage-musical of the
same name
. It talks about the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in
Chicago
during the
Jazz Age
.
[1]
The movie stars
Renee Zellweger
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
, and
Richard Gere
. The movie is the first work of
Rob Marshall
, who also
choreographed
the movie.
Having strong positive reviews from critics,
Chicago
won six
Academy Awards
in
2003
, including
Best Picture
, the first musical to win Best Picture since
Oliver!
in 1968.
[2]